I'm actually keeping an eye out for a source of one button mice for a lab full of WinBoxes that I administer. Anybody know where to find plain old one button PS/2 or USB mice dirt cheap?
I wholeheartedly agree with everyone who bitches about one button mice; I find that for myself an eleven button trackball is just about ideal, but I'm so sick of having to tell novice users "No sir, your other left" over and over and over and over and over again.
And yes, as a matter of fact I *do* hate Windows because it doesn't come with Moz--- *OW* what the hell was that for?!?!?
It used to be that cashiers could tell instantly if you handed them a fake bill, on feel alone. it's not like the US Mint and Secret Service haven't make efforts to tell people how to ID real currency...
And it's not like they've introduced newer variations on the currency we're used to every few years, thereby ensuring that there are at least three different versions of the most commonly used bills in circulation at any given time. We've now got an entire population accustomed to having twenties that look different from each other... what a great strategy that is!
Those little reflections in the matrix also have something to say about a President elected in a year that ends in 0, yet I never hear *anyone* mention that these days.
I use the Desktop Manager thingy mentioned a few posts up. It's a very simple VD (hehe) implementation that lets you choose from about a dozen mindbending CoreGraphics/OpenGL transtitions for the switch, which is instantaneous regardless of CPU load. I've got mine tied to F5-F8 and ShiftF5-ShiftF8. Exposé works just as you'd expect on each individual desktop, so I get the best of both. Here's a typical day in my ~.
Okay, you're right. A majority doesn't vote Green or Libertarian. And since neither Gore nor Bush broke 50% in 2000, it stands to reason, by that criteria, that a majority doesn't give a rat's ass about the Democrats or the Republicans, either.
You honestly believe that a majority of Americans support the Libertarian party... buddy, here's your wake-up call.
I did not say that... *checks post* I said "a whole lot of people," which, while admittedly and intentionally vague, I intended to mean "a non trivial minority."
And if you find Bush's fiscal policies to be "conservative" then toke toke pass man, you're fuckin' up the rotation. As for "social liberalism," go look up the L-word in a dictionary (not a FAQ or a Wiki). I'll wait here. *taps foot* Doesn't exactly sound like such a bad idea for a society when you see it defined with less rotational momentum, now does it?
And still the majority of people don't give a rat's rear end about the Libertarians and the Greens.
Bullshit.
I would *much* rather vote for a candidate from either of those parties than a Democrat or Republican, but unfortunately I simply *CANNOT* vote my true conscience* this year. North Carolina may actually be kinda sorta swing-like this time around; although we're not mentioned in the short list with Ohio, Pennsylvania, etc. We poll so weakly toward Bush/Cheney that I absolutely have to do my part to make sure we swing 'left' rather than 'right,' even if it's not the form of 'left' I'd prefer.
A whole lot of people (no, I'm not stupid enough to even claim to guess at numbers) ignore anybody other than the two Bonesmen the parties push out onto the stage, because they assume that a third party candidate is simply not viable in a two party system (3>2 and all).
* I really do stand behind my vote for President Kerry. What makes me wanna cast my vote for the Libertarians or the Greens is that President Kerry is forced to stay within the bright lines laid down by the DNC. For instance, I flat out don't believe him when he says he stands behind the USAPATRIOT Act as being good legislation. Be honest with yourself, do you really think 99.9% of Congresscritters thought that was such a great idea, or do you think that *at least* a minority of them disagreed yet realized that it was an exquisitely laid political booby trap?
You're right in that trying to define anything more nuanced than temperature on a single axis is ridiculous.
That said, the parent post did not refer once to the Democratic or Republican parties. Mapping those unfortunate entities directly to either left/right of liberal/conservative works about as well as teaching quantum thermodynamics solely by automotive analogy.
As for the Nader thing, you are, regrettably, dead right.
Just because they were searched... *snip*...the government can confiscate property under certain laws
So which of those was this, a search or a an asset forfeiture?
Such a pity that while a search of the New York Times' offices would not stop the presses, the reality of web publishing has turned a search warrant into a Buy One Get One Free offer.
As unpopular as it is here in the US, I am a Christian
No, it is disturbingly popular. Relax, you're in the majority; most of our countrymen profess a belief in invisible superheros, and insist that after you die you're not, uhh, dead.
That's funny; I don't remember the right to kill being included with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Aren't we supposed to assume that all rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution are left for the States and/or People?
Freed the people of Iraq from a brutal dictator, saving the lives of thousands upon thousands of Iraqis in the process
Of course, we had a to kill thousands upon thousands of Iraqis to do so, and now let's see if we can keep the country away from the hands of wouldbe warlords and dictators.
...as well as captured 75% of the leadership of Al Qaeda.
Approximately what percentage of them were in Iraq *before* we conquered it?
I still have a job in the tech sector, and that's all that matters to m.
Glad to see selfless idealism is alive and well.
I also remember getting a nice chunk of change from Bush's tax cut, and I'm definitely lower-middle class.
He bribed you with your own money, genius.
America is running out of people with morals and values.
Left back pocket contains driver's license, debit card and work ID. Back right pocket contains money and whatever receipts I collect throughout the day. Anything else I'll need I make sure to take with me in the morning.
I see the whole outsourcing issue from two angles:
1) A truly free market is, in my oh so humble opinion, the ideal economic system. All else being equal, the work should go to they that can do it at the desired balance of cost and quality.
2) All else is never equal; I don't know of a truly free market anywhere on the planet. There are other factors than cost and quality, such as the Wal-Mart problem, also known as "the race to the bottom." Also, unit cost at retail is quite different from the true cost, when all other factors are accounted for.
With every single transaction, the buyer is making a choice (and to quote Rush, "even if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"). I personally choose to boycott Wally World (going on two years) and Microsoft (never given 'em a penny, even indirectly). I am quite willing, within certain limits, to pay more up front to support my local economy or entities that I deem more worthy of my business. I don't feel that decision should be forced on anybody, however. You are free to buy all your groceries at Wally World, but I do feel that's extremely short sighted, for reasons the vast majority of slashbots don't need to read again here.
I do however feel that "public" entities have an obligation to deal exclusively with local businesses whenever feasible. If Microsoft wants to produce software using foreign labor, fine. That's their right, and it's my right to hold that against them if I so choose when making a buying decision. But with public institutions, we don't really have the right to withhold our money, so they are strongly obligated to spend it in a fashion that more directly benefits the stakeholders.
Both major political parties are, technically, private corporations, but in practice they are public institutions. That obligates them, from an ethical point of view, to act as such, which in this case means using American labor whenever possible.
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I'm actually keeping an eye out for a source of one button mice for a lab full of WinBoxes that I administer. Anybody know where to find plain old one button PS/2 or USB mice dirt cheap?
I wholeheartedly agree with everyone who bitches about one button mice; I find that for myself an eleven button trackball is just about ideal, but I'm so sick of having to tell novice users "No sir, your other left" over and over and over and over and over again.
And yes, as a matter of fact I *do* hate Windows because it doesn't come with Moz--- *OW* what the hell was that for?!?!?
It used to be that cashiers could tell instantly if you handed them a fake bill, on feel alone. it's not like the US Mint and Secret Service haven't make efforts to tell people how to ID real currency...
And it's not like they've introduced newer variations on the currency we're used to every few years, thereby ensuring that there are at least three different versions of the most commonly used bills in circulation at any given time. We've now got an entire population accustomed to having twenties that look different from each other... what a great strategy that is!
I'm trying to reconcile that comment with your .sig...
Umm, the pattern doesn't actually *explain* anything, not does the price of a gallon of piss on any given planet ten minutes after local sunrise.
Why did Reagan survive? Becuase the bullet missed his heart and he was able to get immediate medical attention.
No, it's because I was referring more to the awkward berth people seem to be giving it this time around than the legend itself.
Those little reflections in the matrix also have something to say about a President elected in a year that ends in 0, yet I never hear *anyone* mention that these days.
Yeah, but...
Umm...
I got nothing.
And how do you manage so many windows on a MAC?
I use the Desktop Manager thingy mentioned a few posts up. It's a very simple VD (hehe) implementation that lets you choose from about a dozen mindbending CoreGraphics/OpenGL transtitions for the switch, which is instantaneous regardless of CPU load. I've got mine tied to F5-F8 and ShiftF5-ShiftF8. Exposé works just as you'd expect on each individual desktop, so I get the best of both. Here's a typical day in my ~.
*sigh*
Okay, you're right. A majority doesn't vote Green or Libertarian. And since neither Gore nor Bush broke 50% in 2000, it stands to reason, by that criteria, that a majority doesn't give a rat's ass about the Democrats or the Republicans, either.
Did you have a point?
You honestly believe that a majority of Americans support the Libertarian party... buddy, here's your wake-up call.
I did not say that... *checks post* I said "a whole lot of people," which, while admittedly and intentionally vague, I intended to mean "a non trivial minority."
And if you find Bush's fiscal policies to be "conservative" then toke toke pass man, you're fuckin' up the rotation. As for "social liberalism," go look up the L-word in a dictionary (not a FAQ or a Wiki). I'll wait here. *taps foot* Doesn't exactly sound like such a bad idea for a society when you see it defined with less rotational momentum, now does it?
And still the majority of people don't give a rat's rear end about the Libertarians and the Greens.
Bullshit.
I would *much* rather vote for a candidate from either of those parties than a Democrat or Republican, but unfortunately I simply *CANNOT* vote my true conscience* this year. North Carolina may actually be kinda sorta swing-like this time around; although we're not mentioned in the short list with Ohio, Pennsylvania, etc. We poll so weakly toward Bush/Cheney that I absolutely have to do my part to make sure we swing 'left' rather than 'right,' even if it's not the form of 'left' I'd prefer.
A whole lot of people (no, I'm not stupid enough to even claim to guess at numbers) ignore anybody other than the two Bonesmen the parties push out onto the stage, because they assume that a third party candidate is simply not viable in a two party system (3>2 and all).
* I really do stand behind my vote for President Kerry. What makes me wanna cast my vote for the Libertarians or the Greens is that President Kerry is forced to stay within the bright lines laid down by the DNC. For instance, I flat out don't believe him when he says he stands behind the USAPATRIOT Act as being good legislation. Be honest with yourself, do you really think 99.9% of Congresscritters thought that was such a great idea, or do you think that *at least* a minority of them disagreed yet realized that it was an exquisitely laid political booby trap?
Third parties can get into the debates - Ross Perot did it.
And the DNC and RNC, in the form of the CPD, never made that mistake again.
The GOP likes to refer to themselves as "the party of Lincoln," so I'm gonna guess otherwise.
It's 'Pirsig.'
You're right in that trying to define anything more nuanced than temperature on a single axis is ridiculous.
That said, the parent post did not refer once to the Democratic or Republican parties. Mapping those unfortunate entities directly to either left/right of liberal/conservative works about as well as teaching quantum thermodynamics solely by automotive analogy.
As for the Nader thing, you are, regrettably, dead right.
Just because they were searched... *snip* ...the government can confiscate property under certain laws
So which of those was this, a search or a an asset forfeiture?
Such a pity that while a search of the New York Times' offices would not stop the presses, the reality of web publishing has turned a search warrant into a Buy One Get One Free offer.
As unpopular as it is here in the US, I am a Christian
No, it is disturbingly popular. Relax, you're in the majority; most of our countrymen profess a belief in invisible superheros, and insist that after you die you're not, uhh, dead.
Of course, we had a to kill thousands upon thousands of Iraqis to do so, and now let's see if we can keep the country away from the hands of wouldbe warlords and dictators.Approximately what percentage of them were in Iraq *before* we conquered it?Glad to see selfless idealism is alive and well.He bribed you with your own money, genius.
And this has what exactly to do with Mr. Bush?
In my experience they generally assume at that point that their computer is getting old and/or worn out, and figure it's time to buy a new one.
I think the Win32 malware industry has been propping up hardware sales in that manner to a degree most of us would find astounding.
I don't own a wallet, they're a pain in the ass.
Left back pocket contains driver's license, debit card and work ID. Back right pocket contains money and whatever receipts I collect throughout the day. Anything else I'll need I make sure to take with me in the morning.
And I was just being a snarky smartass. It was an excellent article submission, though. Thanks for that.
if you had read the article you'd see that..
You must be ne...SDFJLK:#%)
*OW*
What was that for?!?!?
This transcript link works more betterly:
u ll.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript339_f
I see the whole outsourcing issue from two angles:
1) A truly free market is, in my oh so humble opinion, the ideal economic system. All else being equal, the work should go to they that can do it at the desired balance of cost and quality.
2) All else is never equal; I don't know of a truly free market anywhere on the planet. There are other factors than cost and quality, such as the Wal-Mart problem, also known as "the race to the bottom." Also, unit cost at retail is quite different from the true cost, when all other factors are accounted for.
With every single transaction, the buyer is making a choice (and to quote Rush, "even if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"). I personally choose to boycott Wally World (going on two years) and Microsoft (never given 'em a penny, even indirectly). I am quite willing, within certain limits, to pay more up front to support my local economy or entities that I deem more worthy of my business. I don't feel that decision should be forced on anybody, however. You are free to buy all your groceries at Wally World, but I do feel that's extremely short sighted, for reasons the vast majority of slashbots don't need to read again here.
I do however feel that "public" entities have an obligation to deal exclusively with local businesses whenever feasible. If Microsoft wants to produce software using foreign labor, fine. That's their right, and it's my right to hold that against them if I so choose when making a buying decision. But with public institutions, we don't really have the right to withhold our money, so they are strongly obligated to spend it in a fashion that more directly benefits the stakeholders.
Both major political parties are, technically, private corporations, but in practice they are public institutions. That obligates them, from an ethical point of view, to act as such, which in this case means using American labor whenever possible.
Huh. Interesting. They thoroughly undermine mainstream adoption of the PNG format, yet are quite happy to use it internally.
Bastards.